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Location: Northern Wisc. | I have a older tuffy with a console and my steering is getting tough to turn. is there a way to lube it up or grease it up. the motor arm that turn the motor is fine, but i linked it back to the console and that cable. I dont want to drop 100.00 on a new cable so i was hoping that there was an easy fix. please let me know. |
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| When mine went bad i did some research and it seems there are a few cables out there with zerk fittings but they seemed rare and from what i saw didn't always work. Another thing I saw several posts of guys hanging the cables up and pouring gas in them to clean them out. But most of what i saw seemed like a pain in the. Mine didn't have it and its fairly easy to replace so I just replaced it.
Edited by ttrap 5/30/2013 6:36 PM
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Location: Burlington, WI | I replaced my cables about 5 yrs ago because I could barely turn the steering wheel. I put in the new cables and the boat steered easy for about 3 yrs. After that it started getting worse and worse every yr. I have seen some videos showing to take the cable slides out of the engine, clean them up and grease that area, but the inside of the cable is sealed off. I attempted to clean the part that attached through the engine, but I have to take my engine off to do it. It's a 115 hp Merc, I need an engine lift to get it off. With the problems I have experienced I have decided to put in hydraulic steering and never have to deal with this problem again. The 2 new cables cost about $300 vs. $970 for the hydraulic. I'm kinda sick about spending $970, but I know if I put new cable back in that I will just be replacing them again.
Good Luck
Edited by The Wanderer 5/31/2013 9:58 AM
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Location: Hayward, WI | Do google search for lubing boat steering cable with ATF. I have seen this method done before with great results. It can be a pain and kind of messy. |
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Location: Oregon, WI | A few years ago I replaced my cable with a baystar and it was about $450. |
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